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Page 8
... close to another thing Adjacency , âd - ja'sên - sẻ . s . the state of lying Adjacent , ad - ja'sent . a . lying close , border- ing upon [ another Adjacent , ad - ja'sent . s . that which lies next Adject , ad - jekt ' . v . a . to add ...
... close to another thing Adjacency , âd - ja'sên - sẻ . s . the state of lying Adjacent , ad - ja'sent . a . lying close , border- ing upon [ another Adjacent , ad - ja'sent . s . that which lies next Adject , ad - jekt ' . v . a . to add ...
Page 44
... close student Boom , boom . s . a bar laid across a harbour Boom , boom . v . n to rush with violence Boon , boon . s . a gift , a grant Boon , boon . a . gay , merry Boor , bôór . a . a lout , a clown Boorish , boorish . a . clownish ...
... close student Boom , boom . s . a bar laid across a harbour Boom , boom . v . n to rush with violence Boon , boon . s . a gift , a grant Boon , boon . a . gay , merry Boor , bôór . a . a lout , a clown Boorish , boorish . a . clownish ...
Page 50
... close intrigues Butcherly , but'tshår - le . a . bloody , barbarous Cabalist , káb'å - list . s . one skilled in the tra Butchery , but'tshur - rẻ . s . the trade of a butcher ; murder Butler , but'lür . s . a servant employed in ...
... close intrigues Butcherly , but'tshår - le . a . bloody , barbarous Cabalist , káb'å - list . s . one skilled in the tra Butchery , but'tshur - rẻ . s . the trade of a butcher ; murder Butler , but'lür . s . a servant employed in ...
Page 54
... close garment Cast , kast . v . a . to throw with the hand ; to shed ; to moult ; to lay aside ; to over- weigh , to make to preponderate ; to com- pute , to reckon ; to fix the parts in a play , to direct the eye ; to model , to form ...
... close garment Cast , kast . v . a . to throw with the hand ; to shed ; to moult ; to lay aside ; to over- weigh , to make to preponderate ; to com- pute , to reckon ; to fix the parts in a play , to direct the eye ; to model , to form ...
Page 56
... close apartment in a Cerement , sère'inent . s . clothes dipped in prison Cellar , sel'lår . s . a place under ground , where stores are reposited Cellarage , sel'lur - ldje . s . the part of the building which makes the cellars ...
... close apartment in a Cerement , sère'inent . s . clothes dipped in prison Cellar , sel'lår . s . a place under ground , where stores are reposited Cellarage , sel'lur - ldje . s . the part of the building which makes the cellars ...
Common terms and phrases
animal beat belonging bird body censure cloth coarse colour consisting corrupt degree fire fish gåte ground horse instrument kind liquor loose manner mean ment motion musick ness noise oblique opticks pain pass passion peevish person piece plant play plur prep pron publick quick relating resembling sharp ship soft sorrow sound stone thin thing tion tree v. a. pret v. a. to bring v. a. to cover v. a. to draw v. a. to dress v. a. to give v. a. to join v. a. to lay v. a. to mark v. a. to place v. a. to put v. a. to strike v. a. to take v. a. to throw v. a. to turn v. n. to fall v. n. to grow v. n. to move vessel violence wind woman wood word